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Third class action to be filed over contamination at DoD army base
Class Actions 2018-06-15 10:20 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Shine Lawyers has received unconditional funding from IMF Bentham to bring another class action against the Department of Defence over alleged land contamination near an army base, this time in the Northern Territory.

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Australian regulator probes Mercedes-Benz over emissions cheat software
Competition & Consumer Protection 2018-06-15 11:51 am By Cat Fredenburgh

The Australian regulator that oversees car recalls is looking into whether Mercedes-Benz supplied cars in Australia that contain a defeat device, after regulators in the UK and Germany ordered mandatory recalls of cars fitted with the software used to cheat on emissions tests.

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Domain Name Corp fined $2M for misleading emails
Competition & Consumer Protection 2018-06-15 11:08 am By Cat Fredenburgh

A company that registers domain names has been ordered to pay a nearly $2 million fine for sending over 300,000 unsolicited and misleading emails about its domain name services.

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Judge tosses Triguboff defamation case against Fairfax
Media 2018-06-14 9:33 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

A Fairfax Media article at the centre of a defamation case by Meriton founder Harry Triguboff does not defame the billionaire because it’s not about him, a Federal Court judge has said, calling the lawsuit a “flagrant” attempt to subvert laws that block companies from bringing defamation suits.

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High Court says superannuation counts as lost earnings
Product Liability 2018-06-13 11:48 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

The High Court has said pensions can count as lost earnings, agreeing with a ruling from the Full Court of the Supreme Court of South Australia that found an individual dying from work-related mesothelioma was owed compensation for the expected loss of his  superannuation.

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PageUp says consumer data likely accessed in system breach
Privacy & Cybersecurity 2018-06-12 10:10 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Facing the threat of a class action, HR software company PageUp said Tuesday that customer information was likely compromised during a recent system breach.

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F. Hoffman La-Roche wins injunction in biologics patent case
Intellectual Property 2018-06-12 10:09 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

A judge has granted F. Hoffman La-Roche’s request for a temporary order blocking Sandoz from making or selling a biosimilar version of its patented biologic used to treat various cancers and rheumatoid arthritis.

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Seeking submissions for Lawyerly Expert Insights series
Law Firms 2018-06-12 9:33 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Want to show off your writing chops or demonstrate your expertise to colleagues and clients? Lawyerly is looking for engaging articles on topics of current interest for our Expert Insights series. 

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Government gets ok to amend defence mid-trial in home insulation class action
Class Actions 2018-06-12 3:41 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

The government has won court approval to amend its defence mid-trial in a class action brought by businesses alleging they were harmed when the Rudd Government cancelled a program that subsidised home insulation installations during the economic downturn. 

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Laser patent fight goes another round with appeal
Intellectual Property 2018-06-12 10:33 am By Cat Fredenburgh

Triclops Technologies has filed an appeal less than one month after the Federal Court dismissed its case alleging a rival infringed its patent for an industrial machine safety system that uses laser fields to detect hazards, but found the patent was valid.

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